JAMA facial plastic surgery
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JAMA Facial Plast Surg · Dec 2016
Thirty-Day Hospital Revisit Rates and Factors Associated With Revisits in Patients Undergoing Septorhinoplasty.
Estimates of the 30-day hospital revisit rate following septorhinoplasty and the risk factors associated with revisits are unknown in the current literature. Surgical 30-day readmission rates are important to establish, as they are increasingly used as a quality care metric and can incur future financial penalties from third-party payers and government agencies. ⋯ 3.
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JAMA Facial Plast Surg · May 2016
Reconstructive Rhinoplasty Using Multiplanar Carved Costal Cartilage.
Reconstructive rhinoplasty often requires the use of cartilage grafts. Full-thickness autologous costal cartilage grafts provide a large amount of cartilage in a single uncarved block and are often used for major reconstructions. Warping is frequently described as a complication of rib cartilage use in rhinoplasty. ⋯ 4.
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JAMA Facial Plast Surg · May 2016
Revision Rates and Risk Factors of 175 842 Patients Undergoing Septorhinoplasty.
Estimates of the rate of revision septorhinoplasty and the risk factors associated with revision are unknown because the current published literature is limited to small, retrospective, single-surgeon studies with limited follow-up time. ⋯ 3.
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JAMA Facial Plast Surg · Mar 2016
Use of External Distractors and the Role of Imaging Prior to Mandibular Distraction in Infants With Isolated Pierre Robin Sequence and Stickler Syndrome.
Computed tomographic (CT) scans are often obtained before mandibular distraction osteogenesis in patients with isolated Pierre Robin sequence. There is concern regarding the risk of radiation exposure from CT in children. ⋯ 4.